I Think, Therefore I Am

All the talk of doubt in space (Perec), and ideas of simple phrases or statements that could be interpreted in either way, seemed reminiscent of Descartes' approach to philosophy. Descartes' sceptical approach to doubting every statement until it can be proved true, works in a similar way to how Perec suggests we define space around us, and further still, the borders of countries. Further still, Descartes' theory of fallacy suggests that any statement is both true and false at the same time, the most obvious example being, 'this statement is false'. This idea of doubt and paradox could be interesting when considering the writing of rules or statements about our country, and could be a useful way of dealing with ideas of changing borders or individual interpretation.